Urology Coding Alert

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Report Appropriate Codes for an Illeoscopy, Double Stent Exchange

Question: My urologist performed surgery for an exchange of a double-J stent. This patient was a male with an ileal conduit. He was missing a kidney on the right side. My urologist performed an ileoscopy. Can you help me? I cannot find a CPT® code for this. AAPC Forum Subscriber Answer: Since an intestinal pouch or ileal conduit represents a [...]
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